USA Hockey has total meltdown in bronze medal game

In the bronze medal game against Finland, the American team suffered a humiliating 5-0 loss which saw them totally outclassed on both ends of the ice.

Making the whole thing more humiliating was the fact that the U.S. was dominated by Teemu Selänne, who is 43 years old. That is not a typo. He was born in 1970. This is a guy who was was one of the better players in NHL 94 on Sega Genesis.

Selänne scored twice and the rest of Finland did their jobs the entire game, forcing U.S. turnovers and controlling the game. The Americans looked like they were in a fog. It was a tough end to a tournament that looked so promising after the U.S. win over host Russia.

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